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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
Not Much, Just O Little.

When a visitor to the Carlisle In
dian School asked n young Cheyenne
girl if she was member of the church,
She answered, mot much, just lit
tle." There are q good many peop'e
in all our churches who might truth
fully answer that question in the same
way. Such are the sort OF church
members who go to church when
"they feel like it," who give to the
support or spread of the gospel not on
principle, and not according TO system
and fixed proportion Of their income,
but merely as they happen to he NOV
ed by some preachers persuasive elo-
ouence: who are jealous in the matter
of fairs and festivals, hut shun the
drudgery of Sunday school work, or
seeking out strangers and bringing
them to church, or caring for the SICK
and the poor, or gathering souls unto
the kingdom, or Systematically cultl-
vatinc the divine life. These are the
ncople who 90 to church not to wor-
ship God, but to hear good sermon
FROM man, and who, therefore, stay
away from Gods house when they
happen not to like the minister. Such
people are of little use in any church.
They do it harm and it does them no
good, for they will not take the good
i offers them. Better not to be a
church member at all than to be one
mot much, just little. ."-E1change.
As life moves on, and our comrades
and our leaders drop OH this side and
that, and we look back through the
mist of years OH those whose friend
ship or whose society long since set its
mark on our own souls. how thankful
ly do we recall those whose spontane-
Gus and half-unconscious utterances
once rebuked, it may he, or guided, or
encouraged, or inspired us; planted in
our souls the germ Of thought or the
seeds of action.
Country Sunday-schools are now at
their fullest, and city Sunday-schools
are Mt their thinnest. And there are
city Sunday-schools which will close
their doors because the summer at
tendance at them would be only three
or five times as large as the best at
tendance Of the average country Sun
day-school oil the land over. Only
think of it!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31

Catechetical instruction is greatly de-
manded in our church. We are glad to
learn that our Bishops have arranged for
a series of catechisms to be published es.
pecially for our children and youth.
Bishop Galloway is to get up one for in
fants; Or. J. II. Carlisle is to get up one
for the youth Of the church; Bishop Gran
berry is to get up Doctrinal Catechism,
and Bishop McTyeire one on the Discip-
line and Government of our church. We
shall wait with interest for the publica'
ton of these catechisms, and hope they
will he used In all our Sunday schools
and families.
The above or something like it has beer
"to-be" for years and quadrenniums
May the wheels OF time speed the coming
of the day when the "to-be' will give
place to the is.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
Useful Hints OH Pastry.

Butter and eggs for cake should al
ways be beaten to n cream.
In beating eggs beat the yolks until
you can take up spoonful; whip
whites to stiff froth and stir them in
to cake with the flour the last thing
before putting cake into tins.
Flour should always be sifted just
before you wish to use it..
Baking powder should be thorough
ly mixed with the flour dry.
TO boil pudding in bag, dip bag
(Which should be made of thick cot
ton or linen) in hot water and rub the
inside with flour before putting in the
pudding; when done dip bag in cold
water and the pudding will turn out
easily. Always put plate on the bot
tom of the kettle to keep the pudding
from burning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
Salt for Manure Piles.

Salt is one of the best materials to
put OH manure heaps in winter, it will
keep them from freezing during very
cold weather, and when it is warmer
will keep the heap moist and prevent
fire-fanging. Salt in connection with
carbonic acid gas is an excellent sol.
vent. and 1T is a good fertilizer for land
containing large amount of vegeta'
BILE matter. Of course where salt is
applied on manure piles it should be
where it will not be long exposed to
rains, as its power to make fertilizers
soluble will then cause loss. But il
the manure Is to be at once drawn on
the field there is little danger from
this, as the fertility will be absorbed
by the soil.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31

Sacking the grapes not only saves
from mildew and rot, but from birds,
wasps, etc. The work may begin as
soon as the young fruit is, say, one
twelfth inch diameter. Manila paper
sacks are used, of the No. 2 size. The
open sack is slipped up over the clus-
ter and the mouth is closed by two di-
agonal folds, one OH each side, fitting
closely around the stem of the cluster.
The fastening is done with pin. The
fruit ripens we'll inside the sacks, and
it will keep a long time on the vine
after being ripe.
Never place the perches in the hen
house one above another or one higher
than another. Fowls usually keep go
ing up until they reach the highest
perch. If there should not be room
enough for all, the strong will crowd
the weak ones off. The perches
shonld not be more than three feet
high. Heavy chickens often hurt
themselves by jumping from high
perches. Round, smooth poles, with
legs to them, make good perches, and
are easily moved to clean.
In storing potatoes the first consid-
Grafton is to keep them in perfect
darkness; the next is that the bins
should not be too deep, not over three
feet, else it produces warmth and
causes them to sprout.
It is certainly better, in trimming a
tree, TO thin out the smaller branche es
than to cut off the ends Of all the
limbs. All bearing fruit trees require
the sun and good ventilation.
Experience in a Glasgow hospital
has taught that, while boiled or fried
fish is a dangerous diet for weak per-
sons, steamed fish is harmless.
a precious thing is all the more pre-
cious to us if it has been won by work
or economy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31

REV. j. o. A. CoNNoR, worthy local
preacher in the Methodist church, South,
died at his home in Orangeburg county,
August Is, 1887. He with Rev. P. +.
Kistler, ourself and others, was admitted
on trial in the South Carolina Conference
at Fayetteville, n. G., December, 1S45'
Bro. Connor travelled a few years and
located. Since his location it has not
been our privilege to meet with Brother
Connor but few times. The commune
ty in which he lived after his location and
by which he was held in high esteem fol
his Christian integrity, greatly deplore
the death of the good man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31

The occasional visits of our esteemed
friend, Fl. Judge Moore, are always agree
able and none the less instructive, though
his calls be generally short. Many years
of his life have been employed in jour
nalism. He is now enjoying the quiet O
his own home in Columbia. Do not re-
member any one who is more instructive
ly observant of the proprieties Of print
ing office than our veteran friend-Judgt
Moore
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31

Nothing Is harder in life, Nor no.
bier, than to do ones simple duty
when there is a strong temptation not
to do it. A duty that would he very
easy at another time, is a very difficult
one Just then. Yet it may be said that
a man deserves no credit for doing his
simple duty. That is true in one
sense. but not in another. A man has
no right to claim any credit for simple
duty-doing at any time; yet if he does
his simple duty when strongly tempt
ed not to do it, lie shows the spirit OF a
real hero, or of Il real saint. Even
though he claims no credit for HIM
self, in such case, we should fail in
our simple duty il we did not accord
it to him. When did any man ever
bear himself worthily and with noble
ness, save by doing just thet which,
under the circumstances, all things
considered, was his simple duty? Our
nobleness is really tested by our abili-
ty to perceive and to honor the noble
ness of another's simple duty-doing-
when ii is worthy of such recognition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
Help Called For.

We are in receipt Of worthy, earpest
and strong appeal from Z. F. Beatty, pas
tor of Spring Street church, Charleston,
for help to restore the church building
from the great damage by tie earthquake
The appeal is endorsed by the other city
pastors and by the Presiding Elder, and
any contribution from friends willing to
help the needy and the struggling will
be thankfully received and judiciously
applied. Send something.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31

The announcement that Rev. J. G. Bis
sell has recovered from his recent aff1ic'
ton is quite gratifying to his many
friends. He was our fellow-guest and
room mate at the late session of Confer
ence in Orangeburg, and a most agreea
BILE fellow we found him to be. Together
he and we enjoyed the warm hearted hos
pitality of Brother and Sister Thompson
and were thankful and feel so yet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31

The firm of II. S. Ives & Co., New
York, is reported as falling for sl6,479,
72l; with assets S23.7s6,3O0. Judging
from other failures as to what creditors
receive, probably to divide assets by 10 OF
20 might indicate what Ives Il Co.'s credi'
tors may get, provided they wait for it
How long they may have to wait is s
question in the tangled future.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31

The Keowee Courier has come grandly
out of the ashes. It's temperance indi-
Gates the taste and sternnesss of Keith,
Smith & Co. Manifest enterprise is on
the face eff this valued exchange.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31

Rev. A. J. Wilson and wife, from theil
home in Chesterfield county, passed
through this city last week en- route t.
Gafrney City, to pay long deferred visit
to Rev. j. B. Wilson, pastor of Gaffney
City charge. The call of our old Pee DEF
friend at the Neighbor office was refresh
ing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
(Jfethotlist Recoraer.)

1t is astonishing to what an extent
assurance and brass are taken by most
persons for real worth! An unpreten.
tious man of genuine merit is often
passed by unnoticed, while conceit-
ed, self-important man, of not half his
worth, will be recognized as his supe-
rior. Sensible men have often to en-.
dure this lack of appreciation, but be-
ing sensible men, they can do this,
knowing that ultimately their wortf,
will be rewarded. if not by the ap.
plause of the multitude, by the appro-
val of those whose judgment is wor.
thy Of esteem. The great thing is for
a man to render himself worthy of ap-
proyal whether he receives it or not
The consciousness of this will afford
him more real pleasure than all the
compliments that could be bestowed
upon him, if lie felt himself to be un'
worthy of them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31

The committee appointed to select
place for the next General Conference OF
the NJ. E. church, South, have chosen
st. Lonis, Mo.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
What Others Say.
{Bu61lo Christian -Adrocdte.)

A CONTRAST The contrast be-
tween the Advocates and bishops of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, and some of the official Advo-
Gates and bishops of our own church
in regard to the question of prohibit
ton Is striking and suggestive. Our
brethren South are manly and out
spoken in their support Of the only
remedy that can touch The great crime.
Some of our high officials North touch
the subject as gingerly as politicians
looking toward an office. Why should
there be any difference in the attitude
of these men toward an evil that
threatens the life of the nation /? Bish-
op Galloway, of the South, in writing
on the subject, says: II wish for the
friends of reform in Texas q grand
victory. If other duties allowed,
would gladly spend some time in the
State and make my voice heard in be-
half of the amendment. Let every
Christian citizen stand in his lot and
battle for the right"
We may add that in private letter
to the editor received few days ago,
Bishop McTyeire says:
lam glad that the plan of Episcopal
visitation leaves me at home in Sep
tember, so that Lean vote for prohibit
ton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31

God protects those who think OF
nothing but performing their duty,
without perplexing themselves about
the consequences of It.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
(CI,nHS J

A CONVERTED IMAGINATION.-Con.
version begins in the will, but doe:
not end there. The best test of com
plete conversion is to recall our most
involuntary actions. Being let 60 (il
hours of leisure), you 60 to your owr
company. (Acts iv. 23.) A man is
known by the company he seeks in
voluntarily at such times. Still more
do the involuntary actions of the mint
reveal the true condition of the heart
A man is not fully converted until he
has a converted imagination. TWAS 6
sinful imagination that produced the
sins that could only be washed out
with the flood. (Gen. vi. S; viii. 81.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
(Philudelphin Peacensnkcr.)

HORSES FOR WAR PURPosEs.-It
is computed that war in Europe
would destroy twenty thousand horses
a month. War ministers are looking
about all over the world to see where
they can get horses enough for their
armies. England reckons her horses
at two millions; she has none to spare.
Russia has twenty-three millions, but
will not allow horse to be exported.
Canada has million horses, and the
United States twelve millions. We
trust not one American horse will be
sacrificed to the insensate ambition of
European despots. During the war in
Turkey twelve thousand horses were
left dead and dying on the battlefield.
It is said horses die slower and harder
than any other animal. How dread
full to take the useful and obedient
horse into battle to be manned and
killed! Will God forgive? Should
not our Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals be members of the
Peace Society?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
(ILnLSto1l MethodiSt.l

There are too many men who want
to create sensation and to be talked
about. Natural, reasonable, appropri-
ate things do not make noise enough
for them. They are not so anxious to
make an axe, or hoe. or horseshoe, or
horseshoe nail, as they are TO make q
siZZle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31

An exchange is surprised by All ac-
count of county newspaper losing
$500 by burglars. We would be aston
ished above measure by hearing of a
religious paper losing $50 in that way.
Perhaps burglars would be as consid-
crate of us as they were of the man
into whose house they broke one
night, and who lay OH his bed and
laughed. They glanced around once
or twice and continued their search.
The man could control himself no
longer and burst into fit Of laughter.
One of the burglars came to- him and
said "What are you laughing at,
sir?" The man almost choking with
laughter managed to say between the
outbursts: "You didn't-know-you
were ina Methodist preachers
house." "Poor fellow" said the bur-
glar, handing him five dollars, II am
sorry I came. Goodbye"
Never give out while there il hope,
but hope not beyond reason.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31

A church that is all doctrine, which
appeals only to the intellect, is like q
human skeleton without flesh. 1T is
stiff. cold and lifeless. And a church
which appeals only, or largely, to the
emotions, to the feelings, is like Il body
of flesh without bones. There may be
life enough, but it lacks strength
form, and endurance. Many churches
now are strongly tending that way
1t is All unnatural, unhealthy growth
We need doctrine and feeling, bone
and flesh, to 60 together. This is
Gods plan.
The fear of danger is often more diff
ficult to encounter than the danger it.
lself.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
Can't Stand Everything.

Two Arkansas men engaged in con-
versation:
"Say, Uncle Billy, you live in el
pretty tough neighborhood, don't
yer"
"Pretty tough, Sam pretty tight on
their slack"
"Do you ever get in fights?"
"No fights"
"Whut do yer do when er feller calls
yer a larw
"Wa'll I think that mebbe he knows
more about it than I do, and jest LET
the thing rock along"
eyes. and spozen he calls yer Ell
thief?"
"Wa'll, jes think that mebbe he's
better posted than / am"
"Spozen he calls you coward ?"
II wouldn't argy with him."
WALL spozen he'd say that yer
couldn't tell ther age NV er hoss by
lookin' in his mouth ?"
"What; me not know ther age NV Ell
hoss? WY, Sam, eff er feller wuz tel
say that, he'd have me ter whup, right
there. Don't talk ter me, Sam, don't
talk ter me, for it makes me mad ter
think about it."-Ec.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-12-14
DAKOTA OFFICIAL.
Who Expressed His Disgust il
 Emphatic Language.

Some of the postmasters in the smaller Western offices don't more than half appreciate the honor and profit of their positions. After some trouble we one day succeeded in locating the postoffice in a lit tie Dakota town in a drugstore, and I went in to buy some stamps. The office was fenced off in the back end of the store, but, not seeing any one in it, I approached a man behind the counter near the door and made known my wants.
 Anything in the drug line this mornin'?" he answered.
 "No, l believe not"
 "Jes' got in some new blood pur'fyer that's going eff like iclcles in August-only dollar bottle"
 "No, don't think we need any"
 "Better have some condition powders for your off mule?"
 No"
 "Jes' got Tn two new kinds of chewin'?
 "No-nothing but some stamps to-day"
 'All right, then. Kid" he con- tinued, and a small boy made a mysterious appearance in the postoffice. "Give this cuss quar- ter's worth of stamps-he ain't paid for lem.
 Then he went into a little pri- vate room partitioned off in one corner for a doctors office, and l overheard him saying in reply to somebody: Nav; mother jay hawker from the back counties after stamps. I wonder if these marks think we can live on the profit off'n two-cent stamps an 'orDery penny postal-cards."
The Clifton clarion., 1887-12-14

Giihooly.-''That is a good pic- ture of your wife. It is a speak ing likeness" Col. Yerger.-"I should say so. It is so much like her that I stuff cotton in my ears whenever I look at it.n
The Clifton clarion., 1887-12-14

affidavit at the request off,. :, and that I am not interested in any way or manner. directly, or in directly, present or prospective, in the application or declaration in support of which this affidavit is made, nor in the land itself, nor in any title thereto which may be acquired by Said applicant or any other person.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-12-14
Many years ago the Baltimore

Many years ago the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company pro posed to build road from Wheel ing to Baltimore through the southwestern counties of Penn sylvania. The project aroused op- position among the bucolical gentlemen distributed along the proposed line as vehement as that with which our fathers met the tyrannous acts of England. So furious did it become that the company were compelled to aban- don the proposed route for the present for a less favorable one through Virgini'. Though per haps none of them had ever seen railroad, they possessed the idea that evils innumerable would fol- low in it's train. They urged that 1t would destroy the market for horses, the raising of which they were largely engaged in, the lives of the nomadic COWS and hogs would be perpetually in danger, and society corrupted from its rural purity. A kind of indigna- tion meeting wad held at the country store, at which one speaker, after descanting on these evils, capped his climax as follows: Il tell ye what, It Fl never do to hev a railroad through this yere kentry. We could never keep our fences up, cause every time they'd break rail they'd think nothin' of takin' one right off a mans fence."
The Clifton clarion., 1887-12-14
Sarcasticus and his wife were

Sarcasticus and his wife were going to the opera. "Will you please go in and get my goats off the dressing table?" said Mrs. s.
 "Your goats7" queried the pug zled Sarcasticus; "what fangle have you women got now?"
 "I'll show you" snapped the wife as she sailed away and soon returned putting on her gloves.
 Are those what you mean? Why, I call those kids"
 T used to-" replied Mrs. Sar- casticus, ''but they are getting so old I am ashamed to any longer" He took the hint.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-12-14

A little three-year old girl on being stung by a bee, exclaimed "Ol, take this hateful thing away. It's got splinter in it's tail"
The Clifton clarion., 1887-12-14

Children between live and tweI 'e years of age half fare. - wI0 pounds baggage carried free with sach full fare, and 50 pounds with each half faro ticket
The Clifton clarion., 1887-12-14
Clifton Postomce.

Regular hours from 7:se a. m. to 7:so p. m. Registration from 9:30 a. m. to p. m. Money Order hours, 9s0 a. m. to p. m. Sundays, office open from II a. m. to IF m. Mail departs for Solomonville Tuesdays, turdays. Mail closes goo p. m.
 Mail for Morenci closes at 6:SO a. m. No foreign or mutilsted money will be received for stamps, box rent or postal orders. Parties calling for mail matter other than that which is addressed to themselves must present an order for delivery.
 A. c. REARDoy, P. M.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-12-14

John l.. Sullivan, realizing that he could not live much longer on his reputation, has made a match for fight with bare knuckles with Charley Mitchell, who has been badgering him to step into tie 2.-foot ring for some time. It is generally thought that Mitchell will get thrashed.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-12-14

Whats the color of squalling baty? Teller.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-12-14
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Territorial.

Territorial. tiovernor-C. Meyer Zulick. Prescott. Secretary-Jas. A. Bayard. Prescott. Treasurer-C. B. Foster. Prescott. Superintendent of Public Instruction-C. M Strauss, Tucson. Auditor-H. T. Andrews, Prescott. Commissioner of Immigration -C. H. King. Phoenix. Justice, Prescott; w. w. Porter Asso- ciate Justice, Phenix: Wm. H. Barnes, Associate Justice. Tucson. U $. District Attorney-Owen T. Rouse, U. S. Marshal-W. K. Meade, Tucson. Surveyor General-J. Hise. Tucson. U. s. Internal Revenue Collector-J. J. Devine. Tucson.
 Judge of First Judicial District-wm. H. Barnes.
 Judge of Second Judicial District-W. W. Judge of Third Judicial District-J. H. Wright, Prescott
 Graham County.
 PROBATE JUDGE J. T. FITZGERALD. .Solomonville
 CLERK PROBATE COURT. FRED. NJ. M.NEwELL,.........S .Solomonville
 SHERIFF. Deputies-w. C. W. Smith, Solomonville.
 RECORDER. P. MI5HELESA, Solomonville
 TREASURER. S. W. fOAEhlr... .SOlOfnOnv1lle Deputy-F. NJ. Newell, Soiomonviiie.
 DISTRICT ATTORNEY. P.J. BoLAS.-.-.......-...... .Solomonville
 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR ID. IT. MINQ... Thomas
 ASSESSOR, W. D. JOHNSON. Safford
 SURVEYOR. J. H. MARTINEAU,. ,.......-...............Pi Pima
 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. E. C. BooS,----.---. .-.---------.. Duncan WI. WHALES, ..--..-....-..-....-.Ar .Arivaipa UYqUM WEIGH. ......--................Pi Pima P. MIcHrLESA. Clerk .Solomonville